New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday seized over Rs 1 crore extorted from contractors and others in Bihar and Jharkhand, which was used to finance the medical studies of a relative of a senior Maoist leader. Had been.
The seizure came as part of the agency's investigation into a 2021 case related to a conspiracy hatched by members of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) to raise funds for its revival and organization in the Magadha region.
"In a major seizure linked to the CPI (Maoist) Magadh region revival attempts case, the NIA on Tuesday seized funds taken from contractors and others in Bihar and Jharkhand as terrorism proceeds, which were used to finance a This was done to finance the medical studies of some of the accused,” the investigating agency said in a statement.
Magadh division in Bihar largely covers areas falling under Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal districts.The statement said that an amount of Rs 1,13,70,500 has been seized in the case registered suo motu by the NIA on December 30, 2021.
"NIA investigation revealed that the said amount was directly transferred to the bank account of a medical college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the medical education of a relative of a senior Maoist leader," it said.
It said that this transfer was done through the bank accounts of close relatives of the accused persons under the guise of loan amount.
"The beneficiary of the money extorted by CPI (Maoist) is the niece of chargesheeted accused named in the FIR and Special Area Committee member of CPI (Maoist) Pradyuman Sharma. She is also the sister and cousin of arrested chargesheeted accused Tarun Kumar.NIA said, chargesheeted accused Abhinav alias Gaurav alias Bittu has been arrested.
The NIA had filed the charge sheet against the two accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act before its special court in Ranchi, Jharkhand on January 20 last year.
The statement said the agency had filed its first supplementary charge sheet in the case against one accused in June last year, followed by a second supplementary charge sheet against two others in December 2023.
The seizure came as part of the agency's investigation into a 2021 case related to a conspiracy hatched by members of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) to raise funds for its revival and organization in the Magadha region.
"In a major seizure linked to the CPI (Maoist) Magadh region revival attempts case, the NIA on Tuesday seized funds taken from contractors and others in Bihar and Jharkhand as terrorism proceeds, which were used to finance a This was done to finance the medical studies of some of the accused,” the investigating agency said in a statement.
Magadh division in Bihar largely covers areas falling under Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal districts.The statement said that an amount of Rs 1,13,70,500 has been seized in the case registered suo motu by the NIA on December 30, 2021.
"NIA investigation revealed that the said amount was directly transferred to the bank account of a medical college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, for the medical education of a relative of a senior Maoist leader," it said.
It said that this transfer was done through the bank accounts of close relatives of the accused persons under the guise of loan amount.
"The beneficiary of the money extorted by CPI (Maoist) is the niece of chargesheeted accused named in the FIR and Special Area Committee member of CPI (Maoist) Pradyuman Sharma. She is also the sister and cousin of arrested chargesheeted accused Tarun Kumar.NIA said, chargesheeted accused Abhinav alias Gaurav alias Bittu has been arrested.
The NIA had filed the charge sheet against the two accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act before its special court in Ranchi, Jharkhand on January 20 last year.
The statement said the agency had filed its first supplementary charge sheet in the case against one accused in June last year, followed by a second supplementary charge sheet against two others in December 2023.
